Product details

Protocols Bluetooth low energy 5.1 Type Wireless MCU Features LE 1M PHY, LE Coded PHY (long range) Peripherals 1 UART, 12-bit ADC 8-channel, 2 SPI, 2 comparators, 4 timers, I2C, I2S Rating Catalog Flash memory (kByte) 128 RAM (kByte) 28 Number of GPIOs 15, 31 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Debug security, Device identity, Software IP protection Sensitivity (best) (dBm) -97 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
Protocols Bluetooth low energy 5.1 Type Wireless MCU Features LE 1M PHY, LE Coded PHY (long range) Peripherals 1 UART, 12-bit ADC 8-channel, 2 SPI, 2 comparators, 4 timers, I2C, I2S Rating Catalog Flash memory (kByte) 128 RAM (kByte) 28 Number of GPIOs 15, 31 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Debug security, Device identity, Software IP protection Sensitivity (best) (dBm) -97 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
VQFN (RGZ) 48 49 mm² 7 x 7 VQFN (RHB) 32 25 mm² 5 x 5
  • Microcontroller
    • Powerful Arm Cortex-M3
    • EEMBC CoreMark score: 142
    • Up to 48-MHz clock speed
    • 275KB of nonvolatile memory including 128KB of in-system programmable flash
    • Up to 28KB of system SRAM, of which 20KB is ultra-low leakage SRAM
    • 8KB of SRAM for cache or system RAM use
    • 2-pin cJTAG and JTAG debugging
    • Supports over-the-air upgrade (OTA)
  • Efficient code size architecture, placing drivers, TI-RTOS, and Bluetooth software in ROM to make more Flash available for the application
  • RoHS-compliant packages
    • 5‑mm × 5‑mm RHB VQFN32 (15 GPIOs)
    • 7‑mm × 7‑mm RGZ VQFN48 (31 GPIOs)
  • Peripherals
    • All digital peripheral pins can be routed to any GPIO
    • Four general-purpose timer modules (eight 16-bit or four 32-bit timers, PWM each)
    • 12-bit ADC, 200-ksamples/s, 8-channel analog MUX
    • UART, I2C, and I2S
    • 2× SSI (SPI, MICROWIRE, TI)
    • Real-time clock (RTC)
    • AES-128 security module
    • True random number generator (TRNG)
    • Integrated temperature sensor
  • External system
    • On-chip internal DC/DC converter
    • Seamless integration with CC2590 and CC2592 range extenders
    • Very few external components
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2640, CC2640R2F, and CC2650 devices in 5‑mm × 5‑mm and 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2642R and CC2652R devices in 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC1350 device in 5‑mm × 5‑mm VQFN packages
  • Low power
    • Wide supply voltage range
      • Normal operation: 1.8 to 3.8 V
      • External regulator mode: 1.7 to 1.95 V
    • Active-mode RX: 5.9 mA
    • Active-mode TX at 0 dBm: 6.1 mA
    • Active-mode TX at +5 dBm: 9.1 mA
    • Active-mode MCU: 61 µA/MHz
    • Active-mode MCU: 48.5 CoreMark/mA
    • Standby: 1.5 µA (RTC running and RAM/CPU retention)
    • Shutdown: 100 nA (wake up on external events)
  • RF section
    • 2.4-GHz RF transceiver compatible with Bluetooth low energy 5.1 and earlier LE specifications
    • Excellent receiver sensitivity (–97 dBm for BLE), selectivity, and blocking performance
    • Link budget of 102 dB for BLE
    • Programmable output power up to +5 dBm
    • Single-ended or differential RF interface
    • Suitable for systems targeting compliance with worldwide radio frequency regulations
      • ETSI EN 300 328 (Europe)
      • EN 300 440 Class 2 (Europe)
      • FCC CFR47 Part 15 (US)
      • ARIB STD-T66 (Japan)
  • Development Tools and Software
  • Microcontroller
    • Powerful Arm Cortex-M3
    • EEMBC CoreMark score: 142
    • Up to 48-MHz clock speed
    • 275KB of nonvolatile memory including 128KB of in-system programmable flash
    • Up to 28KB of system SRAM, of which 20KB is ultra-low leakage SRAM
    • 8KB of SRAM for cache or system RAM use
    • 2-pin cJTAG and JTAG debugging
    • Supports over-the-air upgrade (OTA)
  • Efficient code size architecture, placing drivers, TI-RTOS, and Bluetooth software in ROM to make more Flash available for the application
  • RoHS-compliant packages
    • 5‑mm × 5‑mm RHB VQFN32 (15 GPIOs)
    • 7‑mm × 7‑mm RGZ VQFN48 (31 GPIOs)
  • Peripherals
    • All digital peripheral pins can be routed to any GPIO
    • Four general-purpose timer modules (eight 16-bit or four 32-bit timers, PWM each)
    • 12-bit ADC, 200-ksamples/s, 8-channel analog MUX
    • UART, I2C, and I2S
    • 2× SSI (SPI, MICROWIRE, TI)
    • Real-time clock (RTC)
    • AES-128 security module
    • True random number generator (TRNG)
    • Integrated temperature sensor
  • External system
    • On-chip internal DC/DC converter
    • Seamless integration with CC2590 and CC2592 range extenders
    • Very few external components
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2640, CC2640R2F, and CC2650 devices in 5‑mm × 5‑mm and 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2642R and CC2652R devices in 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC1350 device in 5‑mm × 5‑mm VQFN packages
  • Low power
    • Wide supply voltage range
      • Normal operation: 1.8 to 3.8 V
      • External regulator mode: 1.7 to 1.95 V
    • Active-mode RX: 5.9 mA
    • Active-mode TX at 0 dBm: 6.1 mA
    • Active-mode TX at +5 dBm: 9.1 mA
    • Active-mode MCU: 61 µA/MHz
    • Active-mode MCU: 48.5 CoreMark/mA
    • Standby: 1.5 µA (RTC running and RAM/CPU retention)
    • Shutdown: 100 nA (wake up on external events)
  • RF section
    • 2.4-GHz RF transceiver compatible with Bluetooth low energy 5.1 and earlier LE specifications
    • Excellent receiver sensitivity (–97 dBm for BLE), selectivity, and blocking performance
    • Link budget of 102 dB for BLE
    • Programmable output power up to +5 dBm
    • Single-ended or differential RF interface
    • Suitable for systems targeting compliance with worldwide radio frequency regulations
      • ETSI EN 300 328 (Europe)
      • EN 300 440 Class 2 (Europe)
      • FCC CFR47 Part 15 (US)
      • ARIB STD-T66 (Japan)
  • Development Tools and Software

The CC2640R2L device is a 2.4 GHz wireless microcontroller (MCU) supporting Bluetooth ® 5.1 Low Energy and Proprietary 2.4 GHz applications. The device is optimized for low-power wireless communication and advanced sensing in medical, asset tracking, personal electronics, retail automation, and building automation markets, and applications where industrial performance is required. The highlighted features of this device include:

  • Support for Bluetooth ® 5.1 features: LE Coded PHYs (Long Range), LE 2-Mbit PHY (High Speed), Advertising Extensions, Multiple Advertisement Sets, as well as backwards compatibility and support for key features from the Bluetooth ® 5.0 and earlier Low Energy specifications.
  • Fully-qualified Bluetooth ® 5.1 software protocol stack included with the SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications on the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M3 processor.
  • Flash-based architecture with Cryptographic Accelerators and provision for on-chip and off-chip OAD.
  • Dedicated software controlled radio controller (Arm® Cortex®-M0) providing flexible low-power RF transceiver capability to support multiple physical layers and RF standards.
  • Excellent radio sensitivity and robustness (selectivity and blocking) performance for Bluetooth ® Low Energy (-97 dBm for 1Mbps PHY).

The CC2640R2L device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform, which consists of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, ZigBee, Sub-1 GHz MCUs, and host MCUs that all share a common, easy-to-use development environment with a single core software development kit (SDK) and rich tool set. A one-time integration of the SimpleLink™ platform enables you to add any combination of the portfolio’s devices into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit SimpleLink™ MCU platform.

The CC2640R2L device is a 2.4 GHz wireless microcontroller (MCU) supporting Bluetooth ® 5.1 Low Energy and Proprietary 2.4 GHz applications. The device is optimized for low-power wireless communication and advanced sensing in medical, asset tracking, personal electronics, retail automation, and building automation markets, and applications where industrial performance is required. The highlighted features of this device include:

  • Support for Bluetooth ® 5.1 features: LE Coded PHYs (Long Range), LE 2-Mbit PHY (High Speed), Advertising Extensions, Multiple Advertisement Sets, as well as backwards compatibility and support for key features from the Bluetooth ® 5.0 and earlier Low Energy specifications.
  • Fully-qualified Bluetooth ® 5.1 software protocol stack included with the SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications on the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M3 processor.
  • Flash-based architecture with Cryptographic Accelerators and provision for on-chip and off-chip OAD.
  • Dedicated software controlled radio controller (Arm® Cortex®-M0) providing flexible low-power RF transceiver capability to support multiple physical layers and RF standards.
  • Excellent radio sensitivity and robustness (selectivity and blocking) performance for Bluetooth ® Low Energy (-97 dBm for 1Mbps PHY).

The CC2640R2L device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform, which consists of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, ZigBee, Sub-1 GHz MCUs, and host MCUs that all share a common, easy-to-use development environment with a single core software development kit (SDK) and rich tool set. A one-time integration of the SimpleLink™ platform enables you to add any combination of the portfolio’s devices into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit SimpleLink™ MCU platform.

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* Data sheet CC2640R2L SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® 5.1 Low Energy Wireless MCU datasheet (Rev. A) 22 Sep 2020
* Errata CC2640R2L SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® Low Energy Wireless MCU Errata 23 Jun 2020
* User guide CC13x0, CC26x0 SimpleLink™ Wireless MCU Technical Reference Manual (Rev. I) 30 Jun 2020
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth SIG Erratum - Incoming Notification/Indication Tests Upon Reconnection PDF | HTML 28 Aug 2023
Application note How to Do RF Radio Test With Your Bluetooth Product (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 04 Aug 2022
Application note Antenna Impedance Measurement and Matching PDF | HTML 22 Mar 2022
Selection guide Leitfaden zur Auswahl drahtloser Kommunikationstechnologie (Rev. B) 07 Mar 2022
Selection guide 無線連線技術選擇指南 (Rev. B) 07 Mar 2022
Selection guide 무선 연결 기술 선택 가이드 (Rev. B) 07 Mar 2022
Application note Configuring Bluetooth LE devices for Direct Test Mode PDF | HTML 25 Feb 2022
Selection guide Wireless Connectivity Technology Selection Guide (Rev. B) 14 Feb 2022
Technical article Seamlessly connect your world with 16 new wireless MCUs for the 2.4-GHz and Sub-1- PDF | HTML 04 Jun 2021
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth® Low Energy – Missing Length Check for UNPI Packets Over SPI 08 Oct 2020
Technical article How to design a wireless social distancing and contact tracing solution with Bluet PDF | HTML 02 Sep 2020
Technical article Back to basics: Exploring the benefits of affordable Bluetooth® Low Energy PDF | HTML 20 Aug 2020
Application note Hardware Migration From CC2640R2F to CC2640R2L 23 Jun 2020
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth Low Energy, Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate – Method Confusion Pairing V PDF | HTML 18 May 2020
Application note RF PCB Simulation Cookbook 09 Jan 2019
Application note Johanson Balun for the CC26xx Device Family 07 Aug 2017
Application note ETSI EN 300 328 Blocking Test for Bluetooth Low Energy PDF | HTML 08 Feb 2017
Application note Voice Over Remote Control 19 May 2016
Application note Using the Wireless SimpleLink CC26xx in Ext Regulator Mode With the TPS62740 19 Nov 2015

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